NC to finalize its candidates for local polls by Mid-April

KATHMANDU, March 20: The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) will finalize its candidates for the upcoming local level polls by Mid-April (Chaitra), according to Prakash Sharan Mahat, spokesperson for the party.

Addressing a press conference organized by the Nepal Press Union at Salyan, spokesperson Mahat maintained that the lists of the candidates will be finalized by Mid-April.

According to Mahat, only the issues related to nominations that the lower level of the party fails to address will be discussed and addressed by the central level.

Mahat also stated that the coalition will continue in the local level polls as per local needs.  "The party will take a decision on the matter in the meeting scheduled for March 25," Mahat said.